Coil-support for liquid-coolers.



PATENTED OCT. 11, 1904.

M. J. BERNHARD. COIL SUPPORT FOR LIQUID GOOLERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16. 1904.

NC MODEL.

Jitorngys.

Patented October 11, 190

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL J. BEBNHARD, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

COIL-SUPPORT FOR LlQUlD-COOLERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,081, dated October11,1904.

Application filed May 16, 1904. Serial No. 208,174. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MIoHAEL J. BERNHARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Coil-Supports forLiquid-Coolers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to supports and protectors for the cooling-coilsof liquid-coolers of that kind in which the pipe through which theliquid to be cooled passes is formed into a coil which is submerged inice and water in a suitable chest or box.

The invention is particularly applicable to beer-coolers.

The cooling-coil of beer-coolers is ordinarily made of block-tin pipe,which is soft, and unless it is properly supported'and protected it isliable to be dented and bent out of form. so as to obstruct the freepassage of the beer, by

carelessly throwing or packing the ice in the cooler.

The object of this invention is to provide a desirable device of simpleand inexpensive construction for supporting the cooling-coil, preservingits form, and protecting it from injury.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of aliquid-cooler provided with a coil-support and protector embodying theinvention. Figs. 2 and 3 are respectively perspective views of the topholder and base of the support. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevation of thecooling-coil and support.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents a portion of the chest or box of a cooler, and B apipe-coil located in the cooler-box with one end connected to the faucetor draft device 5 and the other end passing through the bottom of thebox and coupled to the pipe 0, leading from the cask or other source ofsupply for the liquid to be cooled. Ice and water are placed in thecooler-box around the cooling-coil to cool the beer or other liquidpassing through the coil. 1

The coil-support and protector consists of a base or stand D, on whichthe coil rests, and a top holder E, which enters the upper end of thecoil and is secured to the adjacent wall of the box or other suitablestationary support to steady the coil. The base or stand D consists ofupright legs d, provided at their lower ends with suitable feet andconnected at their upper ends by a spider or lateral portions d. Thelegs are provided intermediate of their ends with supporting-shouldersor seats 0Z on which the lower turn of the cooling-coil rests. Theshoulders are arranged in an ascending series or in a helical line, sothat the lower convolution or turn of the coil bears equally on all ofthe shoulders 0Z and the upper faces of thelatter are preferablyconcaved to better lit and hold the coil. The upper portions of the legsof the base or stand project up into the coil far enough to bear againstseveral of the lower turns thereof and stiffen and hold the coil inproper form.

The top holder and protector E has a hollow cylindrical body, whichextends down into the upper end of the cooling-coil far enough to bearagainst several of the upper turns thereof and stiffen the coil, and anupwardly-projecting shank e, which is attached to the adjacent wall ofthe cooler-casing or other stationary support by screws or the like, f.

G represents an annular flangewhich projects out from the upper end ofthe body of the holder and overhangs the top turn of the cooling-coil toprotect the latter and prevent it from being battered or dented by icethrown or dropped into the cooler-box. The protecting-flange is cut awayat one side, as indicated'at g, for the passage of the upright upper endof the cooling-pipe.

The base and top holder are simple castings and can be produced at amuch lower cost and can be more readily placed in the cooling-coil thana support extending entirely through the coil, and they are muchlighter. They hold the coil rigid and prevent it from being bent out ofshape. The support does not obstruct the cooling-coil, and as the baseholds the coil well up off of the bottom of the cooler-box ample spaceis provided enabling the coil to be readily flushed out and cleaned.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of a skeleton stand for thecooling-coil consisting of connected and spaced upright legs which areprovided with lateral shoulder-son which the coil rests and which extendpart way up through the coil to hold the convolutions thereof fromdistortion, and a holder which extends part way down through the coiland has a shank which is attached to a stationary support to hold thecoil stationary, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a lower support for the cooling-coil provided withone or more openings allowing a free circulation through the coil, and aseparate hollow top holder which extends into the upper end of the coiland part way down through the latter and has a shank for attachment to astationary sup- 5 port, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 12th day of May, 1904.

. MICHAEL J. BERNHARD.

Witnesses:

LOUIS BISCHOFF, (J. M. BENTLEY.

